Jobe 21 - Siswati 1996 Bible1 Jobe waphendvula, watsi: 2 “Lalelisisani lamavi ami, nimane ningidvudvute ngaloko. 3 Ngibeketeleleni nangikhuluma, ngitsi ngingakhuluma, bese niyachubeka nekuphukuta. 4 “Kusola kwami kucondzene nemuntfu yini? Kwentiwa yini kutsi ngingakhoni kubeketela? 5 Bukani mine nimangale, nibambe wangentasi. 6 Nangicabanga ngaloko, ngifikelwa kwesaba, kutfutfumela kubambe umtimba wami. 7 Kwentiwa yini kutsi lababi baphile sikhatsi lesidze, bakhule baze baguge, baphindze babe nemandla lamakhulu? 8 Babona bantfwababo baphumelela, babone ngisho nebatukulu babo. 9 Emakhaya abo avikelekile, akanako kwesaba. Indvuku yaNkulunkulu ayikho etikwabo. 10 Tinkhomati tabo atilatelwa, ngobe tinkunzi tabo tiyatalisa. 11 Bakhipha bantfwana babo njengemhlambi. Bantfwana babo bayajabula bagidze. 12 Bahlabelela ngekuhambisana nemafahlawane, nemahabhu, batijabulise ngekudlala imintjingozi. 13 Timphilo tabo baticitsa ngekunaka umcebo, behlela endzaweni yalabafile ngekuthula. 14 Noko bakhuluma kuNkulunkulu, batsi: ‘Ase uyekele tsine! Site sifiso sekwati tindlela takho. 15 Ngubani yena loSomandla kutsi singakhonta yena? Yini nje lesingayitfola ngekuthandaza kuye?’ 16 Kodvwa umnotfo wabo awukho etandleni tabo, ngako ngiyatecwaya teluleko talababi. 17 “Kukangakhi nje sibane salababi sicinywa? Ngukangakhi kona lababi behlelwa sehlakalo? Nkulunkulu uke abajezise ngentfukutselo yini? 18 Kukangakhi bafanana netinhlanga emoyeni, babe njengemakhoba lapheshulwa sivunguvungu? 19 Kutsiwa: ‘Nkulunkulu ujezisa bantfwana ngenca yetono letentiwa nguyise.’ Cha! Nkulunkulu akajezise toni cobo lwato, kuze titewukwati kahle. 20 Lomubi akatibonele ngemehlo akhe kubhujiswa kwakhe, atinatsele yena lulaka lwaSomandla. 21 Ngobe unandzabani nemndeni lawushiya ngemuva, nakufika kuphela kwetinsuku tekuphila kwakhe? 22 “Ukhona yini umuntfu longafundzisa Nkulunkulu lwati? Ngobe yena wehlulela ngisho nalabangetulu kwabo bonkhe. 23 Lomunye ufa asacine kahle kakhulu, aphephe waze watinta ngalokuphelele, kantsi futsi ukhululekile, 24 umtimba wakhe uphatseke kahle, nematsambo akhe agcwele umnkantja. 25 Lomunye ufa anelusizi emphefumulweni, angazange sekativele nome ngabe yini lemnandzi. 26 Bobabili balala kanyekanye elutfulini, netimphetfu tibahlasela ngalokufananako bobabili. 27 “Ngati kahle kutsi nicabangani, ngisho nemacebo lebeningahle ningone ngawo. 28 Nitsi: ‘Iphi-ke manje lendlu yalomuntfu lomkhulu, aphi emathende lapho lababi bebahlala khona?’ 29 Nake nababuta yini labatihambi? Anizange niyinake yini imibiko lababuya nayo, 30 yekutsi lomubi uyacolelwa ngelilanga lenhlekelele nekutsi uyakhululeka ngelilanga lelulaka? 31 Ngubani longasola simo sakhe embikwakhe? Ngubani lomkhokhelako ngaloko lakwentile? 32 Uyetfwalwa ayiswe edlizeni, lithuna lakhe lihlala ligadziwe. 33 Lenhlabatsi yesigodzi iyanongotela kuye, bonkhe bantfu balandzela yena, sicumbi lesikhulu sihamba embikwakhe. 34 “Ngako-ke ningangidvudvuta kanjani ngalenkhulumo yenu lengumbhedvo? Kute nakunye kwetimphendvulo tenu lokusasele ngaphandle kwemacebo odvwa nje.” |
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